jpeg wrote:Marcliff can you explain where you get 12000€ allowance as you do not just add the married couples allowance to your own there is a correct formula to be carried out
Yes, I know and it's quite complicated and I was generalising. It works out after the tax is done not before like UK so it's an allowance from tax and not earnings. It's why I've said, many times, get a gestor or accountant to work it out for you. However, the allowances are not as low as some people think and we will all vary depending on tax paid in UK, taxable earnings in Spain, certain dual tax agreements etc etc.
There is also the fact that, if you are tax resident in Spain, you don't get a choice on where you pay your tax unless you can show UK is your centre of vital interests.
My solicitors charge €170 a year for the two of us (for all legal matters including taxes) and, so far, I haven't paid any income tax in Spain.